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RATES
were made by the Vestry during the year as follows:—
Amount in
the Pound.
Poor Rate (including, in addition to charges for the
Relief of the Poor, Police, County, and Lunatic
Rates, contributions to the Metropolitan Common
Poor Fund, and other general charges)
s.
1
d.
9
General Rate for the lighting, maintenance, repairing
and cleansing of streets, watering carriageways,
administration expenses, precepts of the School
Board of London, and proportion of the Bridge
Expenses of the Metropolitan Board of Works
1
5½
Sewers Rate, for the maintenance, repairing, and
cleansing of sewers vested in the Vestry
0
1
Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, for meeting the
precept of the Metropolitan Board of Works, so
for as relates to the Fire Brigade, Main Drainage,
Metropolitan Improvements, and general expenses
of the Board
0
7½
Total
3
11
The rates for each of the two previous years were 3s. 10d.
in the pound.
The following statement shows the amount of the rates and
the collection thereof:—
Poor Rate —
£
s.
d.
Amount of rate as levied
59,778
3
3
Arrears of former rates
976
9
0
Rates on property assessed during the year
502
2
2
61,256
14
5
Collected
58,500
15
10
Loss from empty houses, &c.
1,986
13
8
Arrears at close of year
769
4
11
61,256
14
5
Other Parochial Rates—
Amount of rates as levied
74,011
1
2
Arrears of former rates
1,018
1
7
Rates on property assessed for the year
620
14
2
75,649
16
11